Almost daily, news reports include accounts of public figures or heads of companies being forced to say they’re sorry. In a recent case, Marge Schott, managing partner of the Cincinnati Reds, at first did not want to apologize for her remark that Hitler "was good at the beginning but he just went too far. "Under pressure, she finally said that she regretted her remarks "offended many people. "Predictably-and especially given her history with such comments-many were not satisfied with this response and successfully lobbied for her resignation.
This particular use of "I’m sorry" has a familiar ring. The other day my husband said to me, "I’m sorry I hurt your feelings. "I knew he was really trying. He has learned, through our years together, that apologies are important to me. But he was grinning, because he also knew that "I’m sorry I hurt your feelings" left open the possibility-indeed, strongly suggested-that he regretted not what he did but my emotional reaction. It sometimes seems that he thinks the earth will open up and swallow him if he admits fault.
It may appear that insisting someone admit fault is like wanting him to humiliate himself.
But I don’t see it that way, since it’s no big deal for me to say I made a mistake and apologize. The problem is that it becomes a big deal when be won’t.
This turns out to be similar to the Japanese view. Following a fender bender, according to a Times article, the Japanese typically get out of their cars and bow, each claiming responsibility. In contrast, Americans are instructed by their insurance companies to avoid admitting fault. When an American living in Japan did just that-even though he knew he was to blame-the Japanese driver "was so incensed by the American’s failure to show contrition that be took the highly unusual step of suing him. "
The Japanese driver and I are not the only ones who are offended when someone obviously at fault doesn’t just less up and apologize. A woman who lives in the country told me of a similar reaction. One day she gave her husband something to mail when he went into town. The next day, when they left the house together, she found her unmailed letter in the car. He said, "Oh, I forgot to mail your letter. "She was furious-not because he had forgotten, but because be didn’t apologize.
What was the woman angry about ______

A:Her husband’s failure to apologize. B:Her husband’s failure to mail the letter. C:Her husband’s failure to go into town. D:Her husband’s failure to leave the house together with her.

if you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weaknesses. Success or (51) in your work would depend, to some great extent, (52) your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. Of the utmost importance is your attitude. A person (53) begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is (54) that he is going to show a weakness which can only harm his Success. On the other hand, a person who is firm in his belief that he is probably as capable (55) doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt at it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. (56) the required skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw (57) hopeless eases. This book has been designed to help you capitalize (58) the strength and overcome the (59) that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first (60) stock of somewhere you stand now.
As we get further along in the book, we’ll be (61) in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening (62) skills. However (63) begin with, you should stop (64) examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three alreas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your (65) , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

A:improvement B:victory C:failure D:achievement

Passage One 　　In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story ”often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. --- Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. 　　So what First, always think about your failure. What caused it Were conditions right Were you in top form yourself What can you change so things will go right next time 　　Second , is the goal (目标) you’re trying to reach the right one Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me ”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway. 　　The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself ”even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win at all.” This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ___________.

A:the value of failure B:how people would fail C:famous failures D:the cause of failure

Passage One 　　In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story ”often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. --- Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. 　　So what First, always think about your failure. What caused it Were conditions right Were you in top form yourself What can you change so things will go right next time 　　Second , is the goal (目标) you’re trying to reach the right one Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me ”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway. 　　The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself ”even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win at all.” The author tells you to do all things except ________ .

A:to think about the cause of your failure B:to check out whether your goals are right for you C:to consider failure as a part of life D:to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

Passage One 　　In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story ”often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. --- Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. 　　So what First, always think about your failure. What caused it Were conditions right Were you in top form yourself What can you change so things will go right next time 　　Second , is the goal (目标) you’re trying to reach the right one Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me ”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway. 　　The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself ”even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win at all.” The author tells you to do all things except ________ .

A:to think about the cause of your failure B:to check out whether your goals are right for you C:to consider failure as a part of life D:to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

Passage One 　　In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story ”often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. --- Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. 　　So what First, always think about your failure. What caused it Were conditions right Were you in top form yourself What can you change so things will go right next time 　　Second , is the goal (目标) you’re trying to reach the right one Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me ”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway. 　　The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself ”even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win at all.” This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ___________.

A:the value of failure B:how people would fail C:famous failures D:the cause of failure

Passage One 　　In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story ”often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. --- Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. 　　So what First, always think about your failure. What caused it Were conditions right Were you in top form yourself What can you change so things will go right next time 　　Second , is the goal (目标) you’re trying to reach the right one Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me ”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway. 　　The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself ”even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win at all.” The author tells you to do all things except ________ .

A:to think about the cause of your failure B:to check out whether your goals are right for you C:to consider failure as a part of life D:to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life